What is wrong with these people? One woman, along with her husband and five kids (yes, five), invited her sister, brother-in-law and their 2.5 kids (baby to hatch soon) to come and live with them, together, under one roof. "Temporarily." (I know.)
This "temporary" arrangement has been going along for at least a year now and I don't see any posts of scratched-out eyes or lawyers or anything. Just lots and lots of names of kids which I'm pretty sure even the grown-ups don't actually remember. The bloggers provide a nice cheat-sheet of the cast for the rest of us.
Besides being the premise of a great reality show, for those of us who don't relate to the women of Orange County, there's some real drama, here. Amy, for one, is a bit jealous of her sister Keri at the moment. Also, one of the boys is autistic (and spending six months in a hospital away from home.) How do you get through those kinds of challenges without feeling exposed, even if it is your sister? Also, who's actually the boss -- there's always a boss, right?
The two acknowledge that it's not always great. Here's how they seem to make it work. (1) the house has eight bedrooms. (God, where is this? A plantation in the antebellum South?) (2) the sisters seem really nice. (3) the sisters are ignoring their mother's advice to them as children and not expressing every damn problem they have with each other. They're really sucking it up. (4) they recognize the fact that they have FREE BABYSITTING. (Actually, maybe that was ME who recognized it. Wonder if my sister wants to move in ...)
So Amy and Keri of Who Else Wants to Live In My House are today's playdate. If they have room. And enough snacks to share.
Oh, oh, one more playdate surprise: that sister Amy? She's totally Strollerderby's Amy Lutz! No secrets now (like she had any living with 11 other people?)!
